BAD vs DREADFUL: NOUN
- Preterit of bid.
- That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- That which is bad. A bad condition: as, to go to the bad (see below). A bad thing: as, there are bads and goods among them.
- A shocking or sensational report of a crime.
- A shocking or sensational crime.
- That which is fearful or terrible: used only in the phrases penny dreadful, shilling dreadful, to denote a tale of vulgar sensationalism sold at a small price, or a cheap sensational newspaper or periodical.
BAD vs DREADFUL: ADJECTIVE
- Vulgar or obscene.
- Disagreeable, unpleasant, or disturbing.
- Unfavorable.
- Not fresh; rotten or spoiled.
- Injurious in effect; detrimental.
- Not working properly; defective.
- Full of or exhibiting faults or errors.
- Having no validity; void.
- Being so far behind in repayment as to be considered a loss.
- Severe; intense.
- Being in poor health or in pain.
- Being in poor condition; diseased.
- Very good; great.
- Disobedient or naughty.
- Immoral or evil.
- Not achieving an adequate standard; poor.
- Physically unsound or diseased
- Capable of harming
- Keenly sorry or regretful
- Characterized by wickedness or immorality
- Having undesirable or negative qualities
- Reproduced fraudulently
- Not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
- Not capable of being collected
- Below average in quality or performance
- Nonstandard
- Not financially safe or secure
- Sorry; regretful.
- Malodorous, foul.
- Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Faulty; not functional.
- Evil; wicked.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
- Not good; unfavorable; negative.
- Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good.
- This sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
- Very intense
- Inspiring dread; terrible.
- Causing fear or dread or terror
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing
- Very unpleasant
- Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking.
- Full of dread or terror; fearful.
- Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible.
- Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
- Causing dread; bad.
BAD vs DREADFUL: VERB
- To shell (a walnut).
- Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.
- N/A
BAD vs DREADFUL: ADVERB
- Badly.
- With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
- Very much; strongly
- N/A
BAD vs DREADFUL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Evil; ill; vicious; wicked; depraved: applied to persons, conduct, character, influence, etc.: as, a bad man; bad conduct; a bad life; a bad heart; bad influence, etc.
- Offensive; disagreeable; troublesome; painful; grievous: as, bad treatment; a bad temper; it is too bad that you had to wait so long.
- Hurtful; noxious; having an injurious or unfavorable tendency or effect: with for: as, bad air or bad food; late hours are bad for the health; this step would be bad for your reputation or prospects.
- Ill; in ill health; sick; in unsound condition: as, to feel bad; to be bad with rheumatism; a bad hand or leg.
- Not good; defective; worthless; poor; of no value: as, bad coin; bad debts; a bad soil; a bad crop; a bad piece of work; bad health.
- Incorrect; faulty: as, a bad aim; bad English; a bad pronunciation.
- Not valid; not sound: as, a bad claim; a bad plea.
- Unfavorable; unfortunate: as, bad news; bad success.
- [Bad is the ordinary antithesis of good, in all its senses, whether positively, ‘evil,’ ‘harmful,’ or negatively, ‘not good,’ ‘not satisfactory,’ and whether substantively, ‘being evil,’ or causally, ‘causing harm.’ The senses run into one another, the precise application being determined by the context.]
- Serious or severe
- Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- Very much
- Strongly
- (idiom) (in bad) In trouble or disfavor.
- (idiom) (half/so) Reasonably good.
- (idiom) (that's too bad) Used to express sadness or sympathy.
- (idiom) (that's too bad) Used in response to a protest or complaint to express insistence that the speaker's expectation be met.
- (idiom) (my bad) Used to acknowledge that one is at fault.
- (imperative) Bade.
- Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
- Synonyms Fearful, Frightful, etc. (see awful); terrific, horrible, horrid, dire, direful, tremendous.
- I. Full of dread or fear.
- Full of respect, honor, or veneration.
- Exciting or attended by great dread, fear, or terror; terrible; formidable; direful: as, a dreadful storm; a dreadful invasion.
- Awful; venerable; awe-inspiring.
BAD vs DREADFUL: RELATED WORDS
- Sad, Wicked, Negative, Mediocre, Tough, Shitty, Atrocious, Rotten, Poor, Crappy, Dreadful, Awful, Horrid, Lousy, Terrible
- Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous
BAD vs DREADFUL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Sad, Wicked, Negative, Mediocre, Tough, Shitty, Atrocious, Rotten, Poor, Crappy, Dreadful, Awful, Horrid, Lousy, Terrible
- Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous
BAD vs DREADFUL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Office Bad Check Restitution Program to assist local merchants with bad check losses.
- Goto is not bad, its how people use them that can be bad.
- These few bad actors are going to give us a bad name.
- Unbelievably bad service and bad faith demonstrated over a fraudulent charge.
- OK to put pictures on your resume is BAD, very bad.
- My view is that bad managers create bad employees.
- City Furniture for bad service, bad furniture, bad attention.
- It is bad for the user experience, bad for SEO, and bad for developers who have to maintain pages.
- Mere negligence or bad judgment is insufficient for a finding of bad faith, at least under the bad faith statute.
- Bad things happen in every society, and bad people often get away with doing bad things.
- Asda, absolutely dreadful, low alcohol and no taste.
- It is both an encouraging and dreadful event.
- Shiloh has been a dreadful blow to us.
- It may have been that dreadful Queensway Cathedral.
- Dreadful system and unfair on so many levels.
- He has moved to somewhere that is dreadful.
- She told Jury about the whole dreadful experience.
- Attitude: It is dreadful to be in danger.
- The old way is absolutely dreadful in comparison.
- The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
BAD vs DREADFUL: QUESTIONS
- Was target hiding bad news from vulnerable customers?
- Are exclamation marks bad in professional environments?
- Does overthinking prevent bad things from happening?
- Is polyethylene terephthalate bad for the environment?
- Are Bad Bunny and Gabriela from 'Bad Bunny' engaged?
- Is Bad Moon's transformation scene in American Werewolf in London bad?
- Is it easier to leave a bad spouse than a bad neighbor?
- How to prevent bad smell or bad taste from a new Kettle?
- Are bad debts still bad when you use cash accounting principles?
- Is Seven Samurai better than the Good Bad Bad and ugly?
- Who plays Lawrence Talbot's father in Penny Dreadful?
- What was the most dreadful punishment in Elizabethan England?
- Can exercise help fight off the dreadful relationship weight?
- Why did Faulkner return to supernatural in dreadful hollow?
- What is your loadout for dreadful blast and Berserk?
- What made the original Penny Dreadful series so good?
- What happened in penny dreadful season 2 Episode 10?
- Will the'Penny Dreadful'cast return for season finale?
- When did Dreadful Shadows release their first album?
- How did Victorian literature develop into penny dreadful?